The 2001 international cricket season was from May to August 2001.
Season overview International tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI 1-1 — 1-1 — 1-4 — 0-1 — 2-1 — — 0-3 International tournaments Dates Tournament Winners 2001 NatWest Series 2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup 2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup Asian Test Challenge
May Pakistan in England
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1546 17–20 May Nasser Hussain Waqar Younis Lord's Cricket Ground, London by an innings and 9 runs Test 1547 31 May–4 June Nasser Hussain Waqar Younis Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester by 108 runs
June India in Zimbabwe
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1548 7–10 June Heath Streak Saurav Ganguly Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 8 wickets Test 1549 15–18 June Heath Streak Saurav Ganguly Harare Sports Club, Harare by 4 wickets
2001 NatWest Series
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Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1719 7 June Alec Stewart Waqar Younis Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham by 108 runs ODI 1720 9 June Steve Waugh Waqar Younis Sophia Gardens, Cardiff by 7 wickets ODI 1721 10 June Alec Stewart Steve Waugh The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol by 5 wickets ODI 1722 12 June Alec Stewart Waqar Younis Lord's Cricket Ground, London by 2 runs ODI 1723 14 June Alec Stewart Steve Waugh Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester by 125 runs (D/L) ODI 1723a 16 June Steve Waugh Waqar Younis Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Match abandoned ODI 1724 17 June Alec Stewart Waqar Younis Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds awarded the match ODI 1725 19 June Steve Waugh Waqar Younis Trent Bridge, Nottingham by 36 runs ODI 1726 21 June Alec Stewart Steve Waugh Kennington Oval, London by 8 wicketsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1728 23 June Steve Waugh Waqar Younis Lord's Cricket Ground, London by 9 wickets
2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1727 23 June Grant Flower Carl Hooper Harare Sports Club, Harare by 27 runs ODI 1729 24 June Heath Streak Saurav Ganguly Harare Sports Club, Harare by 9 wickets ODI 1730 27 June Guy Whittall Saurav Ganguly Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 4 wickets ODI 1731 30 June Saurav Ganguly Carl Hooper Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 6 wickets ODI 1732 1 July Heath Streak Carl Hooper Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by 5 wickets ODI 1733 4 July Saurav Ganguly Carl Hooper Harare Sports Club, Harare by 6 wicketsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1734 7 July Saurav Ganguly Carl Hooper Harare Sports Club, Harare by 16 runs
July Australia in England
The Ashes series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1550 5–8 July Nasser Hussain Steve Waugh Edgbaston, Birmingham by an innings and 118 runs Test 1552 19–22 July Mike Atherton Steve Waugh Lord's, London by 8 wickets Test 1554 2–4 August Mike Atherton Steve Waugh Trent Bridge, Nottingham by 7 wickets Test 1556 16–20 August Nasser Hussain Adam Gilchrist Headingley, Leeds by 6 wickets Test 1558 23–27 August Nasser Hussain Steve Waugh The Oval, London by an innings and 25 runs
2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1735 18 July Sanath Jayasuriya Stephen Fleming R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 16 runs ODI 1736 20 July Saurav Ganguly Stephen Fleming R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 84 runs ODI 1737 22 July Sanath Jayasuriya Saurav Ganguly R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 6 runs ODI 1738 25 July Sanath Jayasuriya Stephen Fleming R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 5 wickets ODI 1739 26 July Saurav Ganguly Craig McMillan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 67 runs ODI 1740 28 July Sanath Jayasuriya Saurav Ganguly R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 7 wickets ODI 1741 31 July Sanath Jayasuriya Stephen Fleming Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 106 runs ODI 1742 1 August Sanath Jayasuriya Saurav Ganguly Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 46 runs ODI 1743 2 August Saurav Ganguly Craig McMillan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 7 wicketsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1744 5 August Sanath Jayasuriya Saurav Ganguly R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 121 runs
West Indies in Zimbabwe
2001 Clive Lloyd Trophy No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1551 19–22 July Heath Streak Carl Hooper Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by an innings and 176 runs Test 1553 27–31 July Heath Streak Carl Hooper Harare Sports Club, Harare Match drawn
August
India in Sri Lanka
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1555 14–17 August Sanath Jayasuriya Sourav Ganguly Galle International Stadium, Galle by 10 wickets Test 1557 22–25 August Sanath Jayasuriya Sourav Ganguly Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy by 7 wickets Test 1559 29 August–1 September Sanath Jayasuriya Sourav Ganguly Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by an innings and 88 runs
West Indies in Kenya
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1745 15 August Maurice Odumbe Carl Hooper Simba Union Ground, Nairobi by 10 wickets ODI 1746 18 August Maurice Odumbe Carl Hooper Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 6 wickets ODI 1747 19 August Maurice Odumbe Carl Hooper Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 7 wickets
2001 Asian Test Championship
Group stageNo.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResultTest 156029-31 August 2001Waqar YounisNaimur RahmanMultan Cricket Stadium, Multan by an innings and 264 runsTest 15616-8 September 2001Sanath JayasuriyaNaimur RahmanSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by an innings and 137 runsFinalTest 15926-10 March 2002Waqar YounisSanath JayasuriyaGaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 8 wickets
References
External links 2001 season on ESPN Cricinfo